Faith News and Updates

THIS SATURDAY JUNE 21ST IS NATIONAL "GO SKATEBOARD DAY"!! FAITH WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE OBSERVANCE OF THIS DAY AND WILL NOT BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS TIL 3 P.M.!!!! WE ARE INVITING SKATERS TO COME SKATE WITH US AT SOME OF BIRMINGHAM'S LOCAL HOT SPOTS! PLEASE BE ADVISED, WE ARE JUST GOING SKATING AT THESE SPOTS "WITHOUT PERMISSION". WE ARE SKATEBOARDERS, AND WE NEVER REALLY ASK PERMISSION TO GO STREET SKATING! SO WHY SHOULD WE TODAY???? IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS, PLEASE GO TO YOUR LOCAL SKATEPARK AND ENJOY "GO SKATEBOARD DAY" AT A SANCTIONED SKATEBOARDING AREA. SKATE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ALWAYS SKATE WITHIN YOUR ABILITIES!

Faith just does'nt stop with the connections we are making in skateboarding! New Faith/ Spitfire wheels coming in very soon! 52mm only! Once again this is a limited exclusive Faith wheel
so get them while they last!Check out the www.dlxsf.com website for their new online catalog full of fun stuff including a mini interview with James Hardy!

Faith Exclusive from Real Skateboards! Only 75 made! Real wants to support James Hardy as much as we do, so we got together and made these exclusive "Faith/Real Bomber decks". Should hit the shelves in the next day or two... These decks are "Hardy Strong"!!!!

The Vans team will be rolling through Birmingham tentatively for Friday May 23rd to do an autograph signing at Faith Skate Supply! We will have more info very soon with definate date/time and team riders that will be here. Stay tuned! More info soon.....

New Faith Decks now available in 4 colors and 4 sizes! 7.75, 7.88, 8, and 8.125

Check out Unfocus (locally produced video showcasing Birmingham/Huntsville's talented skateboarders with parts by: Kyle Hudson, Josh Harbison, Daniel Cuttcliffe, Alan Poole, Alex Bransford, John Micklewright, Ryan Cooper, and James Hardy). This video link is free and we hope you enjoy!

unfocus from alan barton on Vimeo.

Want to see some crazy bowl skating action?? Check out this contest at Insanity Skatepark in Madison, Alabama!

Huge news!!! Faith will be moving soon (July)! We finally stepped up and bought a new location. No more paying outrageous money to the slum lords. Faith as always will be located downtown, this time on 2nd Ave North in between 23rd and 24th street. More info and directions coming very soon! Spread the word!!!

Check out the photo sections for new photos from Kirk and Cutcliffe as well as new friends photos!

New board company "Deathwish" coming out in May along with a new video "Baker has a Deathwish"!
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Here are some cool links to check out:
Zero/Mystery Black and White tour (featuring footage from the Faith Demo '07 in Alabaster)

Fallen "Ride the Sky" trailer which will feature a full part from Faith teamrider James Hardy

Showing on April 18th as well is some good footage of James Hardy and the Real team at the berrics!

Also, always to be sure to check out the updates at www.brohamskateal.com as well as the new www.steezed.com!!!

For those of you with an honest and educated opinion about local skateboarding check out this forum that was recently started inquiring about a skatepark in Hoover.... Please do not post any offensive or "dumb" comments! If you have parents who love skateboarding or if you have a real suggestion or opinion to put up then please post your concerns and comments. Thanks to Chris at www.artofskateboarding.com for showing concern and love for skateboarding in his own community, and starting this forum.
Click here:
http://www.al.com/forums/hoover/index.ssf?artid=49799

ONLY 100 MADE! SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR ALABAMA!

Faith Exclusive Mystery deck coming in just in time for Spring Shredding! Only 100 of these made, exclusively for us at Faith! Get them while they last and show your love for Alabama! Should hit the store shelves by March 20th! 3 sizes to choose from! Only $49.99 including griptape and only at Faith Skate Supply!

UPDATE 03-03-08
New Photo Justin Holmes

Check out James Hardy on www.blackboxdist.com for his 10Q's. Also, check him out in this months issue of Thrasher Magazine (2 page interview)!
James has lots of love for Alabama and Faith... huge things to come from James really soon!

Ben Gilley will be back in Alabama next month, continuing to film for the new Zero DVD "Strange World". Check out Ben in this months issue of Slap Magazine. Great photos from last years "Black and White" tour that came through Birmingham.

Here is a show that some of you may be interested in....

New sequence of James Hardy in Photo section!

New Products are flying in the door at Faith! Back on track after the Holidays and new Items are finally hitting the shop.
New shoes from Emerica, Vans, Etnies, 'Es and more... New Jeans and tees from Altamont, Emerica, Etnies, Zero and much more!

James Hardy is currently in China filming with the Fallen guys. James is finishing up his part for the Fallen video "Ride The Sky". Sounds like James is having the time of his life!!

James bungee jumping off of the world's largest Bungee Jumping tower!! Stay tuned to www.blackboxdist.com for more China photos of James and the Fallen team.

Happy 2008 Everybody!
Faith has a lot of great things planned for this year so let's hope it is a great year for Birmingham's skateboard scene! If any of you are unsure of a good new year's resolution.... How about..... "Support your local skate scene!!! Say no to the internet scammers and the corporate mailorder giants!" Haha, enough of that... just go shred and have a fun year!!!!

Here is a new video clip James Hardy and Matt Perry sent over. James kills it and never stops! Nice to have him home in Alabama for the holidays as always! Nice to see Alan Poole in the video clip along with all of the Huntsville rippers. Video clip courtesy of www.huntsvilleisntdead.com.

http://www.huntsvilleisntdead.com/dead/video/dec2007.mov

FAITH SKATE SUPPLY HAS EVERYTHING FOR YOUR LAST MINUTE SHOPPING NEEDS! ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT AND HERE ARE OUR STORE HOURS. NEW SHIPMENTS EVERYDAY NOW THROUGH THE NEW YEAR! THE INTERNET CANNOT HELP YOU AND NEITHER CAN THOSE WACK CATALOGS THAT TELL YOU THEY HAVE IT IN STOCK WHEN THEY REALLY DON'T. FAITH SKATE SUPPLY HAS IT ON HAND AND UNDER YOUR FEET!

Huge After Thanksgiving Sale Friday and Saturday November 23rd and 24th! Tons of great deals and plenty of giveaways!!! Including free Faith Angel tee with $100 purchases!!! (while supplies last) More info to come on specific sales and goodies. Sign up for our mailing list to stay posted or be our friend on Myspace for constant bulletins!

Check out Ben on the Blackbox website where he has a mini interview (10 Q's) www.blackboxdist.com And be sure to check out James on www.skateboarding.com where he took third place at the Make A Wish benefit best trick contest.

Faith is fully stocked for Christmas and we are getting more in daily!! Count on us for your "one stop" shopping needs!
New Birdhouse DVD "The Beginning" now available as well as New Habitat DVD "Inhabitants" now available.

Photos! check out new ones of Ben and james! also added new photos to the friends section.

Faith has been staying up on the Blackbox Site lately. Stay posted to www.blackboxdist.com. Latest update shows the guys while they were in town between Atlanta and here.

Gecko has checked in with us finally, to let us know he is doing well and still loving the faith! We should see the little "spooky monster" around Bama sometime soon.

Its always good times when James is home in Alabama. He recently came down for a couple of days and got the troops together to film a video clip for us. Most of the tricks were filmed in one day! It was a pretty amazing Saturday. Enjoy!

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Friends Section Update!

Check out this months issue of Transworld Skateboarding. Jamie Thomas has a full Alabama interview including the Cover which was shot here in Birmingham! I think thats the first time a Birmingham spot has been on the cover of a magazine!
Peep the Alabama Zero (faith exclusive) deck and the Faith Skate Supply sticker on his deck!

"Unfocus" is finally coming out! Premiere at Vestavia Skatepark on Sept. 21st. Check flier below for all of the info. Contest too!!

School does suck, but at least you have the internet to keep you entertained! Check out this clip of local Birmingham skater's featuring many Faithheads!!!! Stay tuned for a new video release here in Birmingham featuring Birmingham's most talented skaters and many Faith team riders called "UNFOCUS". (coming very soon!!) Thanks to Daniel Bowles for the clip! Enjoy everyone and keep shredding throughout the school year!

We are super hyped for Ben who has been wrecking it lately. He just got off tour with the Zero/ Mystery guys and got him a banging ad in the new zines! Super sick article in the new Slap too which Ben has a photo in!

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Limited Edition Faith Fallen shoe now available at Faith only!!!! Only 300 pair total, Less than 30 per size. $62 while supplies last!

Huge thank you's to everyone who came out on the 17th for the Zero/Mystery "black and white" tour! Thanks to Blackbox Dist for including us in the fun and big thanks to Brian at Ride Skatepark for giving us a perfect venue for the demo!!! Big thanks to the guys that submitted photos and footage! Thanks www.boswellphotography.com, www.brohamskateal.com, and myspace.com/chrismirandaphotos.com CHECK OUT THEIR SITES AND GIVE THEM FEEDBACK!
Check out the slideshow below of the autograph signing, product toss and demo photos!

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http://www.brohamskateal.com/Videos/ZERO_MYSTERY_demo.mov

Faith Skate Supply got published in the new Transworld Magazine as "Shop of the Month"!!
Woohooo!

Some of the Faith team has been staying in the zines too! Good job Ben and James!!!!

James Hardy is back in California still working on his Fallen Video part! He took the time to send us this sequence:

3 demos this summer!!! WOW!! We must love you guys! Here is another one coming in August!!! More info to come soon.

New board company coming out of Blackbox Dist!! Slave skateboards! We are stoked on this one because they are only opening up 300 accounts and we are proud to be one of them. Word is you cannot find Slave products in CCS or Active either!!! Check out a teaser and the catalog of products at www.worldwideslave.com

ZERO/MYSTERY BLACK AND WHITE TOUR COMING TO BAMA

Only a limited amount of these decks were made specifically for autographs. We got 25 of them and we are selling them quickly! They are only $30 (no griptape) for those of you that want a keepsake for your wall! These will be gone quickly so reserve your deck or buy it now! Thursday Autograph signing at 3 p.m. at Faith. Followed by Demo/Mystery Premiere beginning at 6:30 at the Alabaster/ Veterans Park Skatepark.

Come check out this contest the day after the big Zero/Mystery demo. Friday July 13th!! This contest is in Jemison, Al. (only 15 minutes south of Alabaster). Good times and good friends to skate with! This park is excellent! And we are stoked to help out with this event!
Directions::: Take I-65 south get off at the Jemison/Thorsby exit #219. Take a left off exit. Go to 1st stop sign take a left. Park is on Right 1/2 mile.

ZERO/MYSTERY DECK SALE ALL MONTH OF JULY!!!

WE WILL NOT BE SELLING FAITH SHOP DECKS AT ALL DURING THE MONTH OF JULY IN ORDER TO SUPPORT ZERO AND MYSTERY SKATEBOARDS ARRIVAL TO ALABAMA FOR AN AMAZING DEMO!!! LIKE THE FLIER SAYS: ALL ZERO AND MYSTERY DECKS ARE GOING TO BE ON SALE FOR ONLY $45 INCLUDING GRIPTAPE FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH! SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL SKATEBOARDING AT IT'S BEST!!! CHECK OUT ALL DECKS AND PRODUCTS FROM ZERO AND MYSTERY SKATEBOARDS AT WWW.ZEROSKATEBOARDS.COM AND WWW.MYSTERYSKATEBOARDS.COM. ALL ON SALE AND ALL FOUND AT FAITH SKATE SUPPLY!

Huge Demo coming next month!!! The Zero/Mystery "Black and White" tour will be rolling through Birmingham!!! We don't have all of the details just yet but here is what we know! Demo to be held at Veterans Skatepark in Alabaster on Thursday July 12th. Autograph signing and giveaways at Faith prior to the demo????? Time of signing? Time of Demo? We will let you know as soon as we know! So stay tuned to www.faithskatesupply.com for more info. We also know that we will be premiering the new Mystery video at the demo site after the demo!!! Featuring: Lindsay Robertson, Ryan Smith, Dan Murphy, Gilbert Crockett, Adrian Lopez, Jimmy Carlin and more!!!
More info also available at www.blackboxdist.com (list of featured skaters on the tour and other stops!)

In order to welcome the Zero/Mystery teams to Birmingham, we will be having a huge sale on their products!!! Not completely sure of the dates and such, but we do know that you will be able to get Zero and Mystery Decks from Faith for $45 w/griptape!!!! Thats $10 off for a limited time! Also, we will be selling a limited number of "Tour Decks" for $30 for those that want a keepsake to be autographed! There may be only 25 available so email us or come by Faith to reserve your "Tour Deck".

Ben Gilley is currently skating at Woodward Skate Camp in Pennsylvania before he hits the road with the rest of the Zero and Mystery guys!

New Video hitting the shop this week! "Southern Comfort" from Atlanta, Ga. Check this one out, its very good!

Want to see the new stuff from Real Skateboards and others? Check out this link to the Deluxe Catalog for back to school! James Hardy Clip in there! http://www.dlxsf.com/bts07/rs7.html As well as a Justin Brock Podcast that is amazing!!! http://www.dlxsf.com/bts07/rs8.html Plus, Real has "prospect" decks coming out! There is an Alabama deck for James!!!! Click on the link and you can see the decks! We prebooked 20 of them, so show James some love and buy a prospect deck!!!
http://www.dlxsf.com/bts07/rs2.html (deck pics)

Other new videos hitting the shop include one from Birmingham featuring some Faith Team riders and Faith Friends!! Video is titled "UNFOCUS". Parts from: Alan Poole, Kyle Hudson, James Hardy/ Ryan Cooper, Daniel Cutcliffe/John Micklewright and others...We will post info about the premiere for that video and maybe even a trailer for it very soon! Stay tuned....

Faith has a collaboration shoe coming out with Fallen Footwear!!! No more info for now--but stay tuned for info on it. Should be available for "Back To School"! This is a first for Faith and only a limited 300 pair will be available. Stay tuned to www.faithskatesupply.com and www.fallenfootwear.com for more info.

This Saturday June 2nd at Bottletree...Come Check out the Jason Jessee Documentary "Pray For Me". 18 and up. Sorry this is not for the kids.... 'Pray For Me, Jason Jessee' is a documentary stunt ride with legendary former skateboard pro, custom chopper builder, and full-time lowrider Jason Jessee. check out www.jasonjesseemovie.com for a trailer and more info...

Summer is here and its time to go have fun skateboarding!!! To get you hyped or remind you why it is that you skateboard.... Check out these two clips we recently found...

http://www.huntsvilleisntdead.com/dead/video/homievidtrailer.mov

http://www.brohamskateal.com/Ghetto%20montage.mov

Stay tuned to these sites: www.huntsvilleisntdead.com and www.brohamskateal.com for more fun stuff with many of your favorite FAITH friends!!

As promised, here is a short video clip of the recent Eastern Skate Supply demo. Featuring: Chet Childress, Adam Dyet, Kenny Hughes, Mike Peterson, Bennet Harrada, James Craig and more... I wish I could have filmed the mayhem that kept going for another hour, but I was working the video camera and the photo camera. This is the first half of the demo. (Got more footage??? send it to us.) Thanks to Chris Miranda for some photos and to brohamskateal.com for editing the footage!

New Premium Faith Tees now in stock! $17.99 (premium tee and premium printing) available in black or charcoal. Also, new faith decks now in stock! Available in 7.75, 7.88, 8, and 8.18. Get'em while they last!

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The Eastern Skate Supply Demo was amazing!!! Everyone on the tour killed it for Alabama. There was a nice turn out for a Tuesday night and we appreciate Brian @ Ride Skateboards for letting us have the demo at his skatepark. We will be updating the photos and a video clip of the demo very soon! But for now, check out this sequence of Kris Markovich doing (what looks to be) a 12 foot long ollie on the Ghetto Banks! (courtesy of atlantahatesus.com)

All of the guys ruled the Ghetto Banks before the demo and we are sure to see that footage very soon in the magazines and on video. Big thanks to the Eastern Skate Supply guys for putting this tour together. Check back very soon for a video clip of the demo Rippage!

New Faith Premium tees are now in stock! These are the softest tees available and the print on the shirt is amazing! $17.99 each! The decks are coming very soon!!

Be sure to check out www.blackboxdist.com for updates on Ben Gilley and James Hardy. Ben just got back to Blackbox from an East Coast Tour with Zero and Mystery, and James is currently in Canada on a Fallen tour. Ben will be very busy with a stay at Woodward SkateCamp and Emerica's Wild Ride, as will James on his non stop quest to finish a part for the upcoming Fallen Footwear Video. Check out the new issue of Transworld Skateboarding for a look into the Blackbox Compound. (James has a nice photo wearing a Faith t-shirt!)

Tuesday May 15th 6p.m. SKATE DEMO
Location: Veterans Skatepark in Alabaster
Cost: $5 skate/spectate
Demo with some of the world's top pro's, autographs, product toss!!
Brought to you by Faith Skate Supply and Ride Skateboards
Stay tuned for more info and check www.rideskateboards.com for directions

The Real Team Demo in April was a blast! It was exciting having our very own James Hardy here doing a demo for us.
Check out this little clip of James shredding!

To stay in touch with more shredding fun around Birmingham check out www.brohamskateal.com. Thanks for the clip Hunt!

Faith Premium Tees and Decks coming this month!

DONT FORGET....LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY.... ON THURSDAY APRIL 26TH THE REAL SKATEBOARDS TEAM WILL BE IN BIRMINGHAM. THE TEAM WILL SHOW UP AT FAITH AT 4:30 AFTER SCHOOL SIGN SOME AUTOGRAPHS AND HANG OUT THEN THEY WILL GO SKATE AT HOMEWOOD PARK AROUND 5:30! BE SURE TO CHECK THAT OUT!! (FEATURED PROFESSIONAL SKATERS AND SUCH LISTED BELOW)

FAITH SKATE SUPPLY WILL BE OPENING OUR VERY OWN SKATEPARK IN THE PELHAM/OAK MTN. AREA! WE ARE STRIVING TO MAKE THIS ONE OF THE SOUTH'S BEST INDOOR SKATEPARKS!! FAITH SKATE SUPPLY HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH ALABAMA'S SKATERS NEEDS AND NOW WE WILL BE OFFERING ALABAMA'S SKATERS THE PREMIERE SKATE FACILITY TO MEET THEIR SHREDDING EXPECTATIONS. (INDOORS AND CLIMATE CONTROLED) STAY TUNED TO WWW.FAITHSKATESUPPLY.COM OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AS WE PROGRESS IN OUR DREAM COMING TRUE!!!! (WE NOW OWN LAND--NEXT WE BUILD THE BUILDING) STAY TUNED!!!

NEW FAITH DESIGNS COMING IN SOON!! TEES, DECKS AND STICKERS!!

THIS FOLLOWING WEEKEND (APRIL 28TH) BE SURE TO CHECK OUT A HUGE PROFESSIONAL SKATEBOARDING CONTEST AT VETERANS SKATEPARK IN ALABASTER. PRO BOWL CONTEST! WWW.RIDESKATEBOARDS.COM FOR MORE INFO

FAITH SKATE SUPPLY WILL BE WELCOMING THE REAL TEAM TO BIRMINGHAM ON THURSDAY APRIL 26TH! AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AFTER SCHOOL FOLLOWED BY A DEMO! FEATURED SKATERS ON THIS LEG OF THE TRIP INCLUDE: OUR VERY OWN JAMES HARDY!!, PETER RAMMONDETA, ERNIE TORRES, JT AULTZ, BOBBY WORREST, JUSTIN BROCK, AND MORE!!! MORE INFO ON LOCATION AND TIMES TO COME!

WE WERE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE JAMIE THOMAS AND JOEY SHIGEO (PHOTOGRAPHER) HERE AT FAITH AGAIN THIS PAST WEEKEND! JAMIE HAS BEEN IN ALABAMA 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS WORKING ON AN UPCOMING INTERVIEW FOR TRANSWORLD. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE THEM HERE AND IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING TO SEE BIRMINGHAM SPOTS IN MAGAZINES! FAITH RIDERS BEN GILLEY AND JAMES HARDY WERE ON THE TRIP AS WELL AND WE ARE SURE TO SEE PHOTOS OF THEM IN MAGAZINES VERY SOON SHREDDING BIRMINGHAM'S SPOTS!!!

WOW!! ANOTHER DEMO COMING TO TOWN! THIS ONE IS FOR EASTERN SKATE SUPPLY. THEY WILL HAVE A CREW FROM MANY DIFFERENT COMPANIES TRAVELING WITH THEM. EASTERN DISTRIBUTES EVERY MAJOR BRAND ON EARTH, AND LIKEWISE THEY WILL BE BRINGING SKATERS FROM MANY MAJOR BRANDS ON TOUR WITH THEM. STAY TUNED TO WWW.FAITHSKATESUPPLY.COM FOR A LIST OF YOUR FAVORITE SKATERS THAT WILL BE JOINING THE DEMO. DATE IS TENTATIVELY SET FOR TUESDAY MAY 15TH AFTER SCHOOL. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AND DEMO!

LIMITED EDITION EMERICA REYNOLDS SHOES. TIE DYE REYNOLDS 3, BOSS, AND THE ALL NEW AR SLIM

ALIEN WORKSHOP LIMITED DINOSAUR JR. BOARDS NOW AVAILABLE! AND OF COURSE ALL OF THE ROB AND BIG BOARDS YOU COULD EVER WANT!
BRIXTON HATS NOW AVAILABLE! NEVER HEARD OF THEM? CHECK WWW.BRIXTONLTD.COM
ROUGHNECK HARDWARE ON THE WAY! GREAT ABEC 7 BEARINGS FOR A CHEAP PRICE AND THE BEST HARDWARE!
LAKAI FOOTWEAR COMING SOON! HOWARD SELECTS, MJ SELECTS, ETC...
THRASHER'S KING OF THE ROAD DVD NOW IN STOCK! (FAITH GOT UP IN THE TOY MACHINE SECTION!)